13 things you never knew about chocolate

January 27th, 2010 • 1 comment Eating Healthy
Tags: anemia, cacao, Calories, Chocolate, coco, cocoa, Fatigue, fats, fever, Food, foods, gout, kidney stones, Nutrients, sugar, sweet, tuberculosis, xhaustion

Chocolate is a combined mixture of cocoa paste, cocoa butter and sugar. Just saying the word cocoa is delicious enough. These days, in the commercial sector, we find starch, diverse sugars and fats – as well as vegetable proteins inside it.

Yes, chocolate can be a stimulant, euphorisant, and anti-depressor. It is not, alas an aphrodisiac according to the majority of scholars in the Science… I think it would be fair to say that “chocolateers”, would say otherwise, based on the idea which goes back to the beginnings of civilization, even  before its arrival in Europe: it was the 16th century, while the Aztec’s  prepared a drink called tchocoatl (made of cocoa nibs) known for its nourishing, fortifying, and even aphrodisiac qualities.

1) Chocolate contains the same addictive, crave-inducing components believed to contribute to alcoholism.
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What to eat to become a cover model in 7 days

January 25th, 2010 • 1 comment Eating Healthy, Weight Loss Series
Tags: Berries, Black Coffee, Breakfast, Brown Rice, Chip, Chocolate, Coffee, Cover, Diet, Dinner, Honey, Lunch, Memory, Milk, Mixed Green Salad, Model, Nut, Nutrient, Nuts, Plan, Planner, Protein, Recipes, Rice, Salmon Steak, Snack, Supper, Sweet Potato, Time, Turkey Steak, Vegetables, Water, Wholemeal, Yogurt

Cover models take all shapes and sizes. We’re going to focus on the slim, toned and athletic cover model for the sake of this post. Before diving into the diet plan template; essentially we are creating a diary of what you should eat in a 7 day period continuously with a well balanced diet to achieve the “COVER MODEL” status – let’s take a look at some simple steps to have in mind.

1. Gym sessions aside – take on high-intensity sprint training. Go to your local field with some cones, space them out and then sprint to each one, timing your sessions and try to improve each week. (Just to expand – this may seem a simple point – but imagine all the work you have to do, buy cones, organise a template and session log, time your sessions, record them, do your own graphs, look for field – this requires great work and great reward.)
2. Workout everywhere – no matter where you are, make a good attempt to workout everywhere – hotel gym, travelling? Hit a morning jog for 30 mins

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5 ways to lower your salt intake

January 12th, 2010 • Eating Healthy
Tags: Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular, Disease, Eating, Habit, Lo-Salt, Low Salt, Salt

Everyone knows a high access of salt can cause high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Every year in the UK 150,000 people suffer a stroke, according to the Stroke Association, while three in five people don’t know they should limit their daily salt to 6g.

In a review of 13 studies, researchers analyzed data on more than 170,000 people and found a scarily strong link between too much sodium and cardiovascular disease and stroke. As in eating just 5 extra grams of salt (about a teaspoon) daily upped the stroke rate by 23 percent. As in that same 5 grams of salt increased the cardiovascular disease rate by 17 percent.

The researchers say cutting 5 grams of salt daily around the world could prevent more than a million strokes and 3 million cardiovascular disease deaths per year. Yikes.
Tracey
NotSuperHuman.com

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